Congrats to Sharon Rizzo, who won Cleo Coyle's new Haunted Bookshop Mystery, The Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller, and her new Coffeehouse Mystery, Shot in the Dark along with Cleo's holiday prize package!

Congrats to Bernice K, Jaime M, Karen B, Tiffany S, and Vickie "la", who won a copy of For Cheddar or Worse by Avery Aames aka Daryl Wood Gerber. And there's one more winner if she can give me a good email. "Sweet" Jane...contact me.

Congrats to Kara Marks who won a copy of Steamed Open by Barbara Ross, and also to Kathleen Kendler who won One Taste Too Many by Debra Goldstein!

Congrats to Kay Bennett, winner of the Around the Kitchen Table collection of books by Daryl, Leslie, Krista, Cleo, Sheila and Linda.

Congrats to Faith, winner of As the Christmas Cookie Crumbles by Leslie Budewitz and a set of Christmas cookie cutters.

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Eva Gates’ Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

Please welcome today's guest, EVA GATES, author of the lighthouse library series and AKA that energizer bunny, Vicki Delany. Eva's an entertaining author and a terrific cook. We've been lucky enough to be invited to her farmhouse table for an excellent meal and good company. Today she's sharing an easy and delicious recipe and giveaway. Read to find out more.

Take it away, Eva!

Sometimes, even on the hottest summer days, you just feel
like a hearty, hot meal. And that’s where your slow cooker shines.No need to heat up the kitchen, just pop the
chicken in the pot with a quick and easy sauce, turn it on, and head off to the
beach or out to the swimming pool.

I love this dish, and it’s very economical too.Rather than buying expensive chicken parts,
get a whole chicken when it’s on sale and hack it to pieces.Because the meat will be removed from the
bones before being served, you don’t need to worry about appearances or
ensuring all the pieces are similar size for serving presentation.

Pour the sauce over the chicken. Cover the slow cooker and
cook the chicken on LOW for 5 – 6 hours until the chicken is fully cooked to
the point of sliding easily off the bone. .

Remove the chicken pieces from the slow cooker and place them
on a cutting board.

Cut the chicken meat off the bones and shred the meat into
small pieces. Place the shredded chicken in a large bowl and discard the bones.

Whisk together the cornstarch and 3 tablespoons of cold water.

Transfer the liquid from the slow cooker into a saucepan set
over medium-high heat and whisk in the cornstarch mixture. Bring the sauce to a
boil and cook it until it reduces and has thickened slightly, about 3 minutes.

Add the chicken to the saucepan, stir into the sauce until
all the chicken is coated.

Eva Gates is the author of the Lighthouse Library cozy
series from Penguin Obsidian, set in a historic lighthouse on the Outer
Banks of North Carolina. The first in the series, By Book or By Crook, was
released in February and the second, Booked for Trouble, will be out
September 1st. Eva is the pen name of bestselling author Vicki
Delany, one of Canada’s most prolific and varied crime writers.

Your slow cooker Honey Garlic Chicken looks good going to print the recipe and try it soon. I read By Book or By Crook and reviewed it on my blog http://acozygirlreads.blogspot.ca/ I would love a chance to win Booked for trouble. Very happy your giveaway is open to Canada. I live in Canada so thank you My email is sweething99@hotmail.com